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Dieters in Weight Watchers study drop up to 15 pounds in a year

Article By Amanda MacMillan . Dieters in Weight Watchers study drop up to 15 pounds in a year. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups. A study in Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom recruited people during ordinary doctor's appointments. Some used Weight Watchers for 1 year.

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Dieters in Weight Watchers study drop up to 15 pounds in a year

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  1. Article By Amanda MacMillan Dieters in Weight Watchers study drop up to 15 pounds in a year

  2. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • A study in Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom recruited people during ordinary doctor's appointments. • Some used Weight Watchers for 1 year. • Some only visited a doctor for 1 year.

  3. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • The 61% of Weight Watchers users who stuck with the program for a full year lost 15 pounds. • 54% of people in the other group who continued to visit their doctors each month lost 7 pounds in a year.

  4. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • The weekly weigh-ins and "group spirit" of programs such as Weight Watchers would prove more effective than occasional guidance from a doctor or nurse. • they attended three meetings a month

  5. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • People may be more likely to stick with a program like Weight Watchers when they're participating free of charge. • $500 per year for Weight Watchers, compared with a low co-pay for monthly doctor visits makes the latter program more financially appealing.

  6. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • However, it's possible that some people paying out pocket might be less likely to drop the program because they'd feel obligated to get their money's worth.

  7. Dieters lose more weight in peer groups • The study participants had a body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 35 and at least one additional risk factor for obesity-related disease

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